More than 1,000 square miles of wildfires are burning in the state. In the isolated Okanogan Valley, where power and phone lines have burned, cattle ranchers are doing what they can to spare herds.
At least five times this summer, firefighting pilots have been grounded because of drones nearby. With wildfires blazing, officials are trying to figure out the best way to save space in the sky.
Exceptionally dry conditions are fueling major blazes across the Pacific Northwest. A drought and rapid development in Washington mean the state may not be prepared to deal with a long, hot summer.
Thousands of fires are burning in the continent's northwest, sending smoke as far as Tennessee. Some blame a brewing El Niño for the unprecedented start to the season; others point to climate change.
In Washington state, a community coalition is bringing homeowners, businesses and government together to figure out how best to use what little money there is to protect the land from destruction.
For the second day in a row, the National Weather Service issued a "dense smoke advisory" for Reno and much of the Sierra's eastern front. Smoke from a...
The Bureau of Land Management in Nevada is warning drone pilots to keep their aircraft away from wildfires. The federal agency says it has counted at...
Bureau of Land Management officials in Nevada are warning operators of drones to keep their aircraft away from wildfires. The agency says it's counted...
Lightning sparked nine new wildfires in the northeastern corner of California yesterday as firefighters work to contain a stubborn 12-square-mile blaze...
A new set of scientific studies paints a picture of intensifying wildfires. The journal Geophysical Research Letters published three different studies...
Longer and hotter wildfires linked to climate change could eliminate forest lands in the Southwest. An article in The Atlantic highlights how drought and intense fires could lead to less dense and spare re-growth after fires.
Fire has always been a part of any forest and wildlife region. And for years the Forest Service believed fire was a bad thing. But, without regular fires forests became unbalanced and a bigger tinder boxes ready to erupt with a simple strike of lightning. Should we allow more fires to just burn themselves out no matter how many homes are destroyed?
